⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bulls got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bulls won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their nineteen, and outscored them 23-15 off them- A 24-0 run took them from 7 down to 17 up in the third quarter
- Made no threes to their eight
- Went cold from three, no of seven
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Bulls
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q1 9:26 · CHI 13-6 CLE
- 24-0 run
A 24-0 run took them from 7 down to 17 up
Q3 6:13 · CHI 84-67 CLE
- Steal
Ben Gordon stole it from LeBron James
Q4 0:02 · CHI 103-96 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chris Duhon misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:33 · CHI 98-94 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 9:41 · CHI 58-65 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 7
Q4 4:07 · CHI 94-87 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Larry Hughes misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:55 · CHI 98-94 CLE
- Turnover
LeBron James bad pass
Q4 0:02 · CHI 103-96 CLE
📊The numbers
| CHI | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 0 | Threes made | 8 |
| 0% | Three-point accuracy | 53% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 24 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
